Nature and Parks Authority

Animal rights organization urges Nature and Parks Authority to cease shooting of stray dogs

According to data obtained by Let the Animals Live, the Nature and Parks Authority killed approximately 1,300 stray dogs in 2025, an increase from the 794 killed in 2024.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
Stray dogs in Israel
A mother sperm whale and her calf off the coast of Mauritius.

Sperm whale found dead on Israeli beach near Gaza border, cause of death unknown

The cause of death has yet to be determined; experts from the University of Haifa and the Delphis Association for Marine Animals are expected to conduct an autopsy in the coming days. 

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
A rainbow is seen over the Hula Nature Reserve in northern Israel following a winter rain, January 13, 2026.

Thousands go hiking in Israel as fallout from severe weather raises flood risk

The Israel Nature and Parks Authority warned that water levels in streams and rivers across the country have risen following recent rainfall, and several parks are closed due to flood risk.

|ByYUVAL BAGNO, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Itamar Shlesinger.

Itamar Shlesinger's remains found after two years near Ein Hod in northern Israel

Shlesinger, a 33-year-old from Haifa, went missing on September 22, 2023, after being involved in a car accident in the Ein Hod area of the Carmel.

|ByYOAV ITIEL

Nature and Parks Authority holds ‘Volunteer Week’ across Israel

Volunteering activities range from beach cleaning, park and reserve maintenance and tour trips to archeological sites.

DECEMBER 24, 2018ByCASSANDRA GOMES-HOCHBERG
Dor habonim beach